Brief Life History of Bendicht
When Bendicht Schmutz was born on 26 December 1717, in Vechigen, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Hans Schmutz, was 28 and his mother, Magdalena Gäumann, was 28. He died before 1723, in his hometown, at the age of 5, and was buried in Bern, Switzerland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Bendicht Schmutz, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Bendicht Schmutz, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
Parents and Siblings
1689–1761 Male
1690– Female
Siblings (11)
1713– Female
1715–1778 Male
1716–1791 Male
1717–1723 Male
1719– Male
+6 More Children
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Gerhard, Hans.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a dirty or slovenly person, from German Schmutz ‘dirt’, Middle High German smuz.
South German: nickname for a cheerful person, from a noun derivative of Middle High German smutzen ‘to smile’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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